Elizabeth R. (Allyn) Butler (1855 - 1930)

Born 2 May 1855 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Died 30 Nov 1930 at age 75 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Biography

Elizabeth was born in 1855. She was the daughter of Abel Allyn and Thankful Gridley. She passed away in 1930.

Research notes

In 1860 an Abel Allen (40, b. CT, farmer) headed a Wethersfield, CT (Hartford County) household with Thankful Allen (38, b. CT), Ella Allen (10, b. CT), Dwight Allen (8, b. CT), Charles Allen (7, b. CT), Lizzie Allen (5, b. CT), Lewis Allen (3, b. CT), John Coriden (43, b. Ireland), and John McDonald (20, b. Ireland). The database appears to list a corrupted spellling of Thankful.

In 1870 an Abel Allyn (50, b. CT, farmer) headed a Wethersfield, CT (Hartford County) household with Thankful Allyn (46, b. CT), Ella J. Allyn (21, b. CT), Dwight Allyn (19, b. CT), Charles Allyn (17, b. CT), Elizabeth Allyn (15, b. CT), and Lewis A. Allyn (13, b. CT).

In 1880 an Abel Allen (60, b. CT, farmer, both parents b. CT) headed a Wethersfield, CT (Hartford County) household with wife Thankful Allen (57, b. CT, both parents b. CT), son Charles S. Allen (27, b. CT, farmer, single, both parents b. CT), daughter Lizzie R. Allen (25, b. CT, both parents b. CT), son Louis A. Allen (23, b. CT, both parents b. CT), servant John Wibner (36, b. Germany, servant, single, both parents b. Germany), and servant Ael? Rasmunn? (25, b. Germany, servant, single, both parents b. Germany).

In 1900 a Hezekiah Butler (b. Apr 1833 in CT, farmer, married 14 years, both parents b. CT) headed a Wethersfield, CT (Hartford County) household with Elizabeth R. Butler (b. May 1856 in CT, married 14 years, 0 children, both parents b. CT), daughter Cora Butler (b. May 1884 in CT, both parents b. CT), brother-in-law Charles Allen (b. Aug 1852 in CT, farm laborer, single, both parents b. CT), servant Anna P. Hersey (b. Oct 1878 in Canada, servant, immigrated 1897, single, both parents b. Canada), servant William Segerstraud (b. Dec 1880 in CT, farm laborer, single, both parents b. Sweden), and servant Wilson Nelson (b. Aug 1862 in Sweden, farm laborer, immigrated 1882, alien, single, both parents b. Sweden).

Sources

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128556588/elizabeth-r-butler

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Edward Trever for creating WikiTree profile Allyn-698 through manual input on 8 Aug 2020. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Ed and others.